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Monday, August 31, 2015

31/8/15 Straight to the Bungalow and the C&R Sea Trout fly department, Mr. Arnold Slater, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught 5 Sea Trout , ranging from Junior class up to 4 lbs. Now we cut right across the Lake to Coffee’s Bay, Local Angler Mr. Liam Ellis caught and released a fine Sea Trout on the drift, in the 3 lbs. class. Now to the department that you all like and yes you have it, I have been criticised for my bad quotations by Ring of Kerry Rok Equestrian Centre and for good reason, I was politely told that when I say the Lake was like a Milk pond this is incorrect and the proper saying is, the lake was like a Mill Pond and I stand corrected. I will finish today’s notes by saying Tally HO Wind calm this morning and fresh Northerly in the afternoon with reasonable cloud cover with the odd light shower.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

30/8/15 Lough Currane was all quiet on the SW front in all departments and to be fair to my Noble Anglers there wasn’t much wind and what wind was there was light and variable with plenty of sunshine. So we head for the backdate department and I was sent a picture of a fine catch of a Salmon and Sea Trout caught on Lough Currane in the past week.

Sea Trout and Salmon

Message from www.loughcurrane.com
The 2015 ‘Currane Championship’ Waterville’s Sea Trout Catch and Release Fly-fishing Competition, organised this year by The Waterville Lakes & Rivers Trust, will be held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. The entry fee has been reduced this year to €150 including
Dinner at the prize giving on the Saturday evening. All are welcome to enter! Contact : secretary@gmail.com To register your interest.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

29/8/15 We start on the upper Lakes and Lough Derriana and the C&R fly department, in the last few days Mr. Toby Gibbins and party from Co Mayo have had fantastic fishing with 80 Juniors caught and a few nice Sea Trout in the 2 lbs class and not satisfied with that they came down to the Big Lake/Lough Currane and showed the rest of the angling community how it should be done in style, yes you have it, today they were fishing in the hired out boat department of www.oshealoughcurrane.com Mr. Matt Whitelaw of West port Co Mayo, caught a cracker of a specimen 6.56 lbs. Sea Trout out at the Sisters on a size 8 Alexandra fly, on a floating line and just for the record Matt would have released this fine fish but again sadly this fish was damaged in the gills. Staying with the Co Mayo anglers in the last few days they have had some good baskets of Sea Trout taken from Lough Currane from Junior class up to 2 lbs. For the rest of the Lough Currane anglers there wasn’t a murmur from their reels or their mobiles today but at least the paparazzi was in full swing on his Silver wing Honda. Wind SW light to fresh with reasonable cloud cover at times

Friday, August 28, 2015

28/8/15 Lough Currane was on the quiet side in all departments so we will go back to yesterdays fine catch and for good reason, Rory didn’t catch his Salmon on Lough Currane in actual fact he caught it on Copal Lake and in my opinion this makes Rory’s catch even better, because there isn’t many anglers if any that have caught their first ever Salmon on the fly on Copal and especially at the grand old age of 15. Wind W fresh with reasonable cloud cover. Message from www.loughcurrane.com
The 2015 ‘Currane Championship’ Waterville’s Sea Trout Catch and Release Fly-fishing Competition, organised this year by The Waterville Lakes & Rivers Trust, will be held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. The entry fee has been reduced this year to €150 including
Dinner at the prize giving on the Saturday evening. All are welcome to enter! Contact : secretary@gmail.com To register your interest.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

27/8/15 Lough Currane has a new King of the fly in the making, 15 year old Rory Burke of the UK and the Grandson of renowned UK and Waterville Angler Mr. Kevin McGillicuddy, caught his first ever 4 lbs. Salmon on the fly and his Gillie MD was telling me that this was his first time ever fly fishing and young Rory finished his day off with a fine 1 lbs. Sea Trout. There was no comment from the rest of the Lough Currane anglers and for good reason, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to work out why, yes you have it they failed again. Wind SW fresh to strong with showers.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

26/8/15 Lough Currane was on the quiet side in all departments going by the iphone, even there were a few Juniors caught on the fly, but you can say with out any fear of contradiction in the overall angling community they failed miserably in their duties, in their manipulation of their flies selection and presentation and their choice of drift and last but not least they failed to let their fingers do the talking at the end of their day and all I can say is, iphone or not I have spoken and just for the record I failed miserably my self, so who the hell am I to criticize. Wind WNW and veered WSW and overcast with showers.

The 2015 ‘Currane Championship’ Waterville’s Sea Trout Catch and Release Fly-fishing Competition, organised this year by The Waterville Lakes & Rivers Trust, will be held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. The entry fee has been reduced this year to €150 including

Dinner at the prize giving on the Saturday evening. All are welcome to enter! Contact : secretary@wl&rt.com. To register your interest.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

25/8/15 Straight to the hired out boat department of Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com Mr. Ramon O’Reilly, was in great form with his fly rod today while drifting on Lough Currane, a cracker of a Sea Trout rose to his fly and as Ramon struck his fine fish, experience told him the chances were that he was into a specimen Sea Trout and the battle was on, after a fine fight his Sea Trout was ready for the net and with one swipe the fish was dispatched. Just for the record Ramon had every intention of returning this fine specimen Sea Trout of 6 lbs.7 ozs but sadly the gills were damaged. Now we cut across to the south side of the Lake, Local Gillie Mr. John Murphy, caught 2 juniors and finished his day off with a fine Sea Trout of 3 ½ lbs. all caught on the fly. Wind SE then veered SW fresh to strong with rain this morning and made a small flood.

Monday, August 24, 2015

24/8/15 Lough Currane was on the quiet side in all departments. Wind North light with reasonable cloud cover with the odd shower. So here is a reminder from www.loughcurrane.com Fishing competition, The 2015 ‘Currane Championship’ Waterville’s Sea Trout
Catch and Release Fly-fishing Competition, organised this
year by The Waterville Lakes & Rivers Trust, will be held
on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. The entry
fee has been reduced this year to €150 including Dinner
at the prize giving on the Saturday evening. All are welcome
to enter! Contact : secretary@wl&rt.com To register
your interest.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

23/8/15 Charlie Chaplin takes all the headlines in Waterville and Kerry take all the headlines, as they win at Croke Park both in Minor and Senior football semi-finals and my Noble Anglers had nothing to celebrate as they failed miserably in their duties. Wind West light to fresh with reasonable cloud cover at times.

Saturday, August 22, 2015

22/8/15 The Charlie Chaplin Festival is in full swing and our Charlie made the Lough Currane anglers look like right Charlie’s today in all departments but thankfully the same couldn’t be said downstream on the Famous Butlers Pool and at www.watervillegolflinks.ie local Gillie Mr. Terence Wharton Jnr, caught a fine 6 lbs. Salmon on a Tube Fly and saved the day from total embarrassment. Wind calm for most of the day, when it did get up it was light westerly with reasonable cloud cover at times.

Friday, August 21, 2015

21/8/15 To all you C&R Anglers there is some good news from Lough Currane Horizon, a young teenage Angler from Boston, Mass, USA, Gavin Dowley, went Salmon fishing for the first time in his life and caught two fine Grilse within hour and a half, his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com asked Gavin why did he put both fish back, well where I fish in the US we put everything back, No Spin No Fly’s just a simple touch of C&R. Staying in the Grilse Department, Northern Ireland Angler Mr. Andy Wishart, caught a fine 5lbs. Grilse on the Troll and caught 2 Sea Trout both on the fly in the 2 lbs. Class, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com Now to the Backdate department, on Wednesday the 19th Mr. Arnold Slater caught a fine Salmon on the fly, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com Wind SW fresh with good cloud cover, with the odd shower.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

20/8/15 I start in the apology department, firstly to Waterville House and at www.watervillegolflinks.ie they very kindly sent a picture on the 26/7/15 of Mr. Shane, who caught a fine 5 ½ lbs. salmon on a Ally shrimp fly, on the Butlers Pool. Staying in this department, US Angler fishing with his Gillie Mr. Michael O’Sullivan of Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com caught a fine 4 ½ lbs Grilse on the troll, on the 18/8/15. Now today’s action. We Start on the World famous Butler Pool and at www.watervillegolflinks.ie Local Angler Mr. Jim Sayers was on the early shift on the Butlers Pool and it wasn’t long before he caught himself a fine 6 lbs. Salmon on the fly. Now we head upstream to Lough Currane and the South side of the Lake and at www.lakelandshouse.com Dr. John Delap, while fly fishing with his Gillie Mr. Frank Donnelly of www.lakelandshouse.com was in great form with 4 Sea Trout ranging from Junior class up to 5 ½ lbs. and were all returned. Now to the Salmon department and catch of the day and that goes to UK angler Mr. Dave Eccelstone, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Vincent O’Sullivan of www.vincentsfishing.com caught 3 Salmon on the fly and there weights are as follows, six and a half, five and four and a quarter pounds. In the trolling department, Northern Ireland Angler Mr. Andy Wishart, caught a fine Grilse on the Troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

19/8/15 There was a good flood late last night and there was good water coming down the Commeragh, but alas there were no reports of any rod benders. But the same couldn’t be said in the Sea Trout department, so lets get to the facts, Mr. R Chambers of Belfast, caught 3 fine Sea Trout and there weights are as follows, 1 ½ lbs. 4 ½ lbs. while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Frank Donnelly of www.lakelandshouse.com and finished their day off with a cracker of a specimen Sea Trout of 6 ½ lbs.all caught on a Black Pannell variant, using a floating line. Wind WNW light to fresh and overcast with light misty rain at times.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

18/8/15 Lough Currane was flat calm this morning so as you can imagine my Noble fly angers were redundant until about midday and going by their fingers this evening they didn’t do very well so on that note we head over to the trolling department where at least one angler did see a nice bit of action and that was Mr. Holger Fichel of Germany, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Sylvester Donnelly. Now we head for the upper Lakes and Lough Derriana, Mr. Steven Gavin and Mr. Tom Murphy, caught 14 Juniors and twice as many Brown Trout. Wind calm to light S then veered SSW light with reasonable cloud cover at times.

Monday, August 17, 2015

17/8/15 All the Game fishing headlines come from the Bungalow and www.oshealoughcurrane.com Mr. Arnold Slater, while fly fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea, caught and released four Sea Trout and for the rest of the angling community it was all quiet on the SW front. Wind ESE light and overcast with light misty rain at times.

The 2015 ‘Currane Championship’ Waterville’s Sea Trout Catch and Release Fly-fishing Competition, organised this year by The Waterville Lakes & Rivers Trust, will be held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. The entry fee has been reduced this year to €150 including

Dinner at the prize giving on the Saturday evening. All are welcome to enter! Contact : secretary@wl&rt.com. To register your interest.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

16/8/15 Straight to the World famous Butlers Pool and at www.watervillegolflinks.ie Local Angler Mr. Kevin O’Shea, takes all the headlines in the Salmon department and for good reason, he caught a cracker of a Salmon on a Shrimp fly, weighing in at 13 lbs. Now we head up stream to Lough Currane and up the North Shore to Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com The Lough Leane Anglers, had their annual fly fishing outing today and in their words, had a cracking day in the fly department and here are their results, Mr. Patsy Flaherty, caught a 3 lbs. 4 ½ ozs Sea Trout, Mr. Timmy O’Connor, caught 1 Sea Trout in the 2 lbs class, Mr. Timmy O’Donoghue, also caught a 1 lbs. 14 ½ ozs Sea Trout. Mr. Jerry Buckley, caught 2 Sea Trout, both in the 1 lbs. 12 ½ ozs. Class. They also caught a good few Brown Trout, the best weighing in at 2 lbs and saw a good few Salmon moving. Well satisfied with their Hired out Boats from Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com and good fishing, they were heading out again this evening and for the rest of the angling community there was no comment so I come to the conclusion their fishing was rather Leane. Wind SE light with good cloud with light rain at times.

Saturday, August 15, 2015

15/8/15 All the news come from the Bungalow on the North side. Local Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com reported that his client, Mr. Michael Solen from Co Clare, caught 3 Trout on the drift and in Neil’s hired out boat department there was a fine 3 lbs Sea Trout, caught on the drift. Wind West light to fresh with reasonable cloud cover.

Message from www.loughcurrane.com
The 2015 ‘Currane Championship’ Waterville’s Sea Trout Catch and Release Fly-fishing Competition, organised this year by The Waterville Lakes & Rivers Trust, will be held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. The entry fee has been reduced this year to €150 including
Dinner at the prize giving on the Saturday evening. All are welcome to enter! Contact : secretary@wl&rt.com. To register your interest.

Friday, August 14, 2015

14/8/15 We Start on the World Famous Butlers pool and of www.watervillegolflinks.ieLocal Gillie Mr. John Murphy was in good form with his fly rod on the Butlers Pool today and for good reason, he caught a fine 5 lbs. Salmon. Now we head upstream to Lough Currane and down the North Shore to the Bungalow, Co Clare Angler, Mr. Michael Solen, fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught and released a fine Sea Trout of 4 ½ lbs. For the rest of the Angling community there was no comment on the Western Front. Wind NW light to fresh with the odd light shower.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

13/8/15 Even the optimistic angler turned pessimistic on Lough Currane today and for good reason it was like blazing saddles with no wind and what wind was there was from the West and wouldn’t of blew a candle out.

The 2015 ‘Currane Championship’ Waterville’s Sea Trout Catch and Release Fly-fishing Competition, organised this year by The Waterville Lakes & Rivers Trust, will be held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. The entry fee has been reduced this year to €150 including

Dinner at the prize giving on the Saturday evening. All are welcome to enter! Contact : secretary@wl&rt.com. To register your interest.

12/8/15 Lough Currane was like a milk pond with bright sunshine and with all the odds against my Noble Anglers, Lough Currane came up trumps, first in the striking zone was French Angler, Mr. Ludovic Tessier of Orleans France, who caught a fresh 10 lbs. Salmon on the troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com and just for the record they lost two more. Now we head for the West end and the Bog, Local Angler Mr. Gerard Cronin caught a fine 5 lbs. Grilse on the troll and by the time he got back to the Bog this evening his Noble Salmon was half way to Dublin, On his arrival back at the Bog he was greeted my a Noble Fishery Officer and he asked Gerard did he have any luck, Gerard replied caught one and its on its way to Dublin City with its blue tag intact. Now to the backdate department, yesterday 11/8/15 Mr. Sion Brain of www.kbfishingireland.com caught a fine Grilse on the world famous Butlers Pool and of www.watervillegolflinks.ie Weather as already stated.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Message from www.loughcurrane.com
The 2015 ‘Currane Championship’ Waterville’s Sea Trout Catch and Release Fly-fishing Competition, organised this year by The Waterville Lakes & Rivers Trust, will be held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. The entry fee has been reduced this year to €150 including
Dinner at the prize giving on the Saturday evening. All are welcome to enter! Contact : secretary@wl&rt.com. To register your interest.

11/8/15 All quiet on the SW front and with little to no wind and bright sunshine that’s not surprising and if there were any catches of some sort my noble Anglers failed to report their manipulations. Just for the record there was a light breeze from the west this evening.

Monday, August 10, 2015

Message from www.loughcurrane.com
The 2015 ‘Currane Championship’ Waterville’s Sea Trout Catch and Release Fly-fishing Competition, organised this year by The Waterville Lakes & Rivers Trust, will be held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. The entry fee has been reduced this year to €150 including
Dinner at the prize giving on the Saturday evening. All are welcome to enter! Contact : secretary@wl&rt.com. To register your interest.

Kevin
Butlers Pool
9/8/17

Arthur
today caught on the Big Lake

10/8/15 There was some good all round fishing from the Waterville Fishery and I start in the backdate department and straight to the World Famous Butlers Pool and of www.watervillegolflinks.ie yesterday the 9/8/17 Local Angler Mr. Kevin O’Shea caught two fine Grilse on the fly. Now today’s Action, Local Gillie Mr. Frank Donnelly of www.lakelandshouse.com caught a fine 6 ½ lbs. Grilse on the troll. Now we cut across the Lake to the North side and the Bungalow, Arthur Samios aged 14 from Sydney Australia with his 7lb salmon caught on the troll while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Junior Scully. Now we head for the Upper Lakes and Lough Cloonaghlin, Mr. Kevin Lavery of Killarney, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com

Ivor
Inny

caught by Mr. Frank Donnnelly
Lake

caught 2 Brown Trout both in the 1 ½ lbs. class and finished his day off with two Sea Trout ranging from 2 lbs. up to 3 lbs. Yes you have it, we take flight across the Valley to the River Inny, Mr. Ivor O’Connor, caught a fine 6 lbs Salmon caught on a Park Shrimp Micro Tube Fly. Wind WNW fresh with good cloud cover.

Sunday, August 9, 2015

9/8/15 There was great fishing on the Waterville Fishery today and here are the facts of the day. I start with catch of the day and that goes to 9 year old Master Brian Hoare, who caught his first ever 4 ½ lbs. Salmon on the fly and his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com said fair play to young Brian, he played his Salmon like a pro, all I can say is may it be the first of many and staying with Brian, his Father Mr. Kevin Hoare, caught a fine 3 ½ lbs. Sea Trout on the fly, plus he told me that they lost a Salmon and rose another. Now to the Sea Trout department. In the words of the Angler himself. Hi Vincent, I had 5 Juniors this morning and I met a couple of nice Sea Trout. Regards Mr. Michael Jones. Fishing out of the Bog. Now we head upstream to the upper Lakes and Lough Cloonaghlin, Mr. Jim Sayers and his good friend John caught a fine 4 ½ lbs. Hen Sea Trout and a nice Sea Trout of 1 ½ lbs. and also caught a good few Brown Trout and just for the record all their fish were returned to fight another day, Anglers take note, plus they were all caught on the fly, on that note, we will take off from Lough Cloonaghlin and land safely on the Banks of the River Inny. Mr. Noel Clancy of Kildare and Waterville caught a cracker of a 13 lbs. Salmon on the fly and in the past week, Dr. Derry Gibson caught a fine 9 lbs. Salmon on the Inny again caught on the fly. Wind SW light and overcast all day.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

8/8/15 There was some good Salmon Fishing on Lough Currane today. My catch of the day goes to Scottish Anglers, Michael and Julia Wigan, they caught a fine 6 ½ lbs Salmon on the troll and their Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com was telling me that this is was their first time fishing on Lough Currane and I’m sure it won’t be the last after that performance so congratulations to the both of them and may it be the first of many Salmon and trips, staying in the trolling department a Guest fishing with his Gillie Mr. Bob Priestley, caught a fine Grilse. Now to the fly department, a guest fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com caught 2 Salmon. In the Sea Trout department an Angler fishing the South side caught a few nice Juniors before the Lake got on the wild side and talking of wild, the wind was SW fresh to strong with rain all afternoon.

Friday, August 7, 2015

7/8/15 Mr. Paddy Barrett takes the headlines and for good reason he caught two salmon to his boat and for the rest of the angling community there was no comment. Weather there was bright sunshine with a light West wind blowing down the lake all day.

6/8/15 Lough Currane was more on the quiet side for the majority anglers but www.oshealoughcurrane.com reported that one boat did catch at least two Salmon on the fly. Wind light westerly, with reasonable cloud cover.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

5/8/15 Straight to the apology department and yes I’m Guilty as charged and I must admit I’m a bit of a hypocrite and for good reason, I’m always complaining your not letting your fingers do the talking, well Mr. Paul Stevens of Nenagh, let his fingers do the talking, he also sent a fine photo of his 4lbs. Grilse caught on a Bibio behind Church Island on Friday the 31st of July and I again apologise for this and how I missed it in my email box I couldn’t tell you and as my Late Father would say, it’s a pity my Boy you don’t watch what your doing and there is no argument to that, but at least the record has been put straight. Now today’s facts. Straight to the hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com Mr. Paddy Kelly of Dublin, caught a fine 3 ½ lbs Sea Trout on the drift. On the weather front there was one hell of a flood this morning, will give amount of rainfall as soon as I get it. Wind West then Veered NW light to fresh.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Paul

3 caught by Paul and 1 caught by Ray

4/8/15 There was some great manipulation on Lough Currane today after the storm force winds of yesterday. So lets head straight for the fly department. Mr. Andrew Brown of Dublin, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Bob Priestley, was in great form with Two Grilse, ranging from 3 lbs. up to 5 lbs. and finished his day off with 2 Sea Trout, ranging from 1 lbs. up to 3 lbs. 8 ozs. Just for the record all Andrew’s Game Fish were returned. Now for catch of the day and that goes to Mr. Paul Drennan and his good mate Ray and for good reason, while fishing with their Gillie MD, they caught 4 Salmon on the fly, ranging from 3 lbs, up to 6 lbs. Wind SW fresh then veered NW late this afternoon and overcast.

The Butler's Pool this evening and still waiting for the News

Local Gillie Dominic McGillicuddy Contemplating
his flies this evening on the Butler's Pool

Monday, August 3, 2015

3/8/15 Lough Currane was at a standstill with a storm force wind from the SW and a yellow warning was issued from www.met.ie there were reports that one boat did venture out this morning, but it wasn’t long before he came back charging in with his tail between his legs and I will quote Captain Mainwaring, you stupid boy! On the breaking news front the new Sea Lodge Waterville Hotel of www.sealodgewaterville.ie launched their new website this evening and on behalf of all the angling and golfing community and the good people of Kerry we wish www.sealodgewaterville.ie all the best in this new adventure. Going back to the weather, there was 22.7 mm of rainfall yesterday.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

2/8/15 Congratulations to the Green and Gold shirts of Kerry for blowing the White shirts of Kildare away in the All Ireland quarter final and that is exactly what the wind did on Lough Currane today, it blew My Noble Anglers away from the North side and with a gale force SE wind blowing that isn’t surprising, even though one boat did venture out from the North side but my Noble Angler didn’t let his fingers do the talking, so on that note we head across to the South side and the hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com Mr. Dara Tracey of Dublin, caught 3 Sea Trout on the fly, all in the Junior class. Wind as already stated and overcast with heavy rain.

Saturday, August 1, 2015

1/8/15 There was very little wind on Lough Currane today, but when the wind did blow from the WSW some anglers got their just rewards and first in my striking zone and the first anglers to let their fingers do the talking at end of the day, Were Pat and his Son Tim O’ Mahony of Cork, they caught a fine 5 lbs. Sea Trout on the drift and just for the record, Tim caught the 5lbs. Sea Trout and his Dad caught a couple of Juniors. Staying in the Sea Trout department, Dutch Angler, Mr. Wim Woermeijer, fishing out of www.lakelandshouse.com caught and released 2 fine Sea Trout, both in the 3 ½ lbs. Class, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com and for the rest of the angling community they failed miserably in their duties and that includes my good self and I certainly didn’t have to let my fingers do the talking at the end of the day. Wind as already stated and overcast all day with light drizzle late this afternoon.